wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
cares; ill feeling; reserve
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
mutual financing association
money-making; earning money
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
two days before; day before yesterday
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
bumpkin; person from the country; unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to peddle (goods); to hawk
step; stride; counter for steps
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
close; intimate; on good terms
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
hand net; dip net; scoop net
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
in that manner; like that
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss